# Excuse me, can sketches be directly exported to DXF format?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/excuse-me-can-sketches-be-directly-exported-to-dxf-format/29257>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 8, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/excuse-me-can-sketches-be-directly-exported-to-dxf-format/29257 "2023-12-08T15:04:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![martinchou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@martinchou](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/martinchou)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/excuse-me-can-sketches-be-directly-exported-to-dxf-format/29257/1 "2023-12-08T15:04:29Z")

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![IMG_2095](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/f/6f1789106797f3fa2bcfab62348cfaaa6d666899.png)  
I tried to export the sketch DXF format directly, but the result was that the DXF format was blank. Did I do something wrong? Please advise.

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**Author:** ![martinchou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@martinchou](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/martinchou)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/excuse-me-can-sketches-be-directly-exported-to-dxf-format/29257/2 "2023-12-08T15:08:43Z")

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[DXF.shapr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/w669uNtZySwPWcuFo1lr7uAtfvy.shapr) (606.7 KB)  
This is the document.

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**Author:** ![H\_Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@H\_Daniel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/H_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/excuse-me-can-sketches-be-directly-exported-to-dxf-format/29257/3 "2023-12-08T15:26:45Z")

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Hey @martinchou,  
It worked for me just fine with these settings.  
How did you export which resulted in blank dxf?

 ![Screenshot 2023-12-08 at 16.22.14](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/f/a/fa65457bdd7d34056450a955fc85e0f97c54a468.png)

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**Author:** ![martinchou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@martinchou](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/martinchou)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/excuse-me-can-sketches-be-directly-exported-to-dxf-format/29257/5 "2023-12-08T15:45:08Z")

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Thank you for your reply. I also exported DXF format according to this process. As a result, when I viewed it with the CAD software on ipad, it was blank. I don’t know if the software is incompatible or what I missed.  
 ![IMG_2115](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/c/1c30b097216a940a35142ec056f9f93a86b6fbba.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![martinchou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@martinchou](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/martinchou)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/excuse-me-can-sketches-be-directly-exported-to-dxf-format/29257/6 "2023-12-08T15:46:42Z")

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[DXF.zip](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/iGybx2X8K5GRn99lhxZfD7A8ldP.zip) (379.0 KB)  
This is a file exported by process.

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**Author:** ![H\_Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@H\_Daniel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/H_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/excuse-me-can-sketches-be-directly-exported-to-dxf-format/29257/7 "2023-12-08T15:51:18Z")

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The file you sent is not empty, it contains every detail of the original sketch. You can import it into shapr3d or an online viewer to verify the export results.

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**Author:** ![martinchou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@martinchou](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/martinchou)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/excuse-me-can-sketches-be-directly-exported-to-dxf-format/29257/8 "2023-12-08T15:59:21Z")

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Thank you very much for your reply. Since there is no PC at hand now, I want to know whether other CAD software can be opened normally. And my APP on my ipad proved that the result was blank.  
The stupidest way I used was to make a solid, then make a 1: 1 drawing, and then export it to DXF format. As a result, the APP can be viewed.  
So this result embarrassed me.

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**Author:** ![jcclow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jcclow/32/23888_2.png) [@jcclow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jcclow)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/excuse-me-can-sketches-be-directly-exported-to-dxf-format/29257/9 "2023-12-08T16:01:11Z")

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Everything you exported is in there. I just opened it in AutoCAD 2023. Here’s a screenshot…

 ![Screenshot 2023-12-08 110025](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/8/e/8e3cd13380a7e7fc58cda5ab5a9efecf1958da31.png)

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**Author:** ![martinchou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@martinchou](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/martinchou)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/excuse-me-can-sketches-be-directly-exported-to-dxf-format/29257/10 "2023-12-08T16:06:11Z")

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Thank you very much for your help.

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**Author:** ![jcclow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jcclow/32/23888_2.png) [@jcclow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jcclow)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/excuse-me-can-sketches-be-directly-exported-to-dxf-format/29257/11 "2023-12-08T16:18:58Z")

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No problem. Good luck with your design…it looks very nice and complicated.